83’: CHANCE CITY : A headed effort from Riley Dillon forces an incredible save from Jannese who scrambles across the net to keep the shot out.

87’: CHANCE ROAR: Exquisite play from Konstandopoulos on the right wing sees him break into the area. His hard cross finds Daniel Leck in front of goal, but his header flies high.

Talking Point

The attacking intent of the Young Roar is both entertaining and damaging. Intricate play between Shannon Brady and Nicholas D’Agostino provide problems for the City defence, as did the presence of Nathan Konstandopoulos and both Joseph Champness and Jayden Prasad out wide.

Quote Unquote

Brisbane Roar Youth Coach JOSH MCCLOUGHAN: "I thought we did enough to win that football game. I've been pretty pleased about how we've been going about our business and our structures.

"Ät half time, we spoke a little a bit about our press and the boys took that information on really well

"In the second half, we did well. They stood in what I believed was a very physical game.

"Gold Coast have a lot of good players and are well organised too.

"We just need to be a little more organised in that final third because we managed to get in to some really good areas and it's just about that final ball."

Gold Coast City Coach GRAE PIDDICK: "We had to defend a lot in the second half and we gave the ball away a fair bit, probably because we were quite tired.

"There were good things, and some things that we need to work on. It was pleasing that we stuck to the task under a lot of pressure."

What’s next?

The Young Roar return to Cleveland Showgrounds to face second-placed Redlands United FC on Saturday, 21 May (6pm KO) before taking on cross-town rivals Brisbane Strikers FC at Perry Park on Saturday, 28 May (6pm KO).